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HSBC Rugby SVNS Vancouver 2026 Recap & Photos
The HSBC SVNS Vancouver wrapped up Sunday night after drawing more than 42,000 fans to BC Place across the weekend. The annual rugby sevens stop once again turned the downtown stadium into a loud, costume-filled celebration of the sport, with strong performances from both Canadian teams on the final day.
Canada’s women closed their tournament on a high note with two wins, defeating Japan and Fiji to secure a fifth-place finish. The Canadian men finished their weekend by claiming the Teck Tri-Nations Challenge title with a 3–1 record.
In the women’s Cup Final, New Zealand women’s national rugby sevens team defeated Australia women’s national rugby sevens team to claim gold. The Black Ferns extended an incredible streak, winning their fourth straight Vancouver title and remaining unbeaten at the event since 2023.
Canada women finish strong against Fiji
Canada’s women closed their tournament with a 26–19 win over Fiji women’s national rugby sevens team in one of the more entertaining matches of the day.
Claire Gallagher opened the scoring with her first career sevens try for Canada, converted by Chloe Daniels. Daniels later helped create another score, drawing two defenders before offloading to Charity Williams for an easy finish.
Fiji cut into the lead late in the first half, but Carmen Izyk broke free just before halftime to restore Canada’s momentum. Gallagher added the conversion to give Canada a 21–7 lead at the break.
Carissa Norsten added another try in the second half, and despite two late Fiji scores, Canada held on for the 26–19 win to finish their campaign with back-to-back victories.
Canada men claim Tri-Nations title
The Canadian men ended the weekend on a high note with a 31–7 win over Japan national rugby sevens team.
Japan scored first, but Canada quickly took control. Captain Lockie Kratz and Jack Shaw each crossed for tries before combining on one of the game’s flashiest plays, with Kratz delivering a behind-the-back offload to Shaw.
Shaw completed a hat trick early in the second half to extend the lead to 26–7. Morgan Di Nardo added a late try to seal the 31–7 victory and secure the Tri-Nations Challenge title.
What’s next
Canada’s women head to the United States for the next stop on the SVNS circuit at the HSBC New York SVNS on March 14–15.
The Canadian men will travel to South America for the final two events of the HSBC SVNS 2 Series, starting in Montevideo, Uruguay on March 21–22 before the final stop in São Paulo, Brazil on March 28–29.
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All Photo Credit: Caroline Charruyer
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PWHL Vancouver Goldeneyes Strike Early, Beat New York Sirens 5–2 at Home
The Vancouver Goldeneyes leaned on a fast start and some fresh faces to take down the New York Sirens 5–2 on Wednesday night at Pacific Coliseum, pulling themselves back into the playoff picture in the process.
Vancouver came out flying, getting goals from Anna Shokhina and Anna Segedi, both their first with the team, inside the opening seven minutes. Shokhina opened the scoring on a late power play, weaving through traffic and finishing unassisted, while Segedi followed soon after by converting a clean setup from Michelle Karvinen behind the net. It marked a rare early surge for a team that has struggled to generate first-period offence this season.
New York responded quickly, with Sarah Fillier tipping in a point shot just over a minute later to cut the lead in half. The push didn’t last long. Sophie Jaques stepped into a slapshot from the blue line late in the period to restore Vancouver’s two-goal cushion, and that goal stood as the difference.
The Sirens found their footing in the second period and made things interesting. Rookie Anna Bargman redirected a point shot midway through the frame to bring New York back within one. Vancouver bent but didn’t break, with Kristen Campbell holding steady in net during a stretch where the Sirens controlled more of the play.
Any momentum New York built faded early in the third. Tereza Vanišová extended the lead to 4–2 after a shot bounced in off Kayle Osborne’s blocker, taking the edge off the comeback attempt. Mannon McMahon added an empty-netter in the final seconds to cap off the night and secure her first point in several games.
Campbell finished with 22 saves for Vancouver, continuing her solid play at home, while Osborne turned aside 24 shots for New York. Vancouver also snapped a lengthy power-play drought with Shokhina’s opener and saw production come from all four lines, a promising sign for a team that has been searching for consistency.
The win moves the Goldeneyes within three points of the sixth-place Sirens, tightening the race as the regular season winds down. Vancouver now heads into the final game of its homestand with some needed momentum, while New York, now on a four-game road skid, is left looking for answers after another slow start.
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PWHL VANCOUVER GOLDENEYES vs NEW YORK SIRENS
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PWHL Boston Fleet Return Home but Fall Short in 2-0 Loss to Toronto Sceptres
Coming off of an incredible comeback win against Montreal, the Boston Fleet finally returned home and battled it out with the Toronto Sceptres in front of a sold out crowd at Agganis Arena. Fans showed out in a sea of green in honor of St. Patrick’s Day hoping for another Fleet win back at home but their home win streak would be snapped by Toronto, shutting out Boston 2-0.
This was Boston’s first home game in 48 days, since coming back from the Olympics. All of the Fleet’s Olympians were honored in a pregame ceremony highlighting their time in Milan. Team Team USA standouts Megan Keller, Haley Winn and Aerin Frankel, who had big roles in earning gold in Italy. Teammates Alina Müller (Switzerland) winning bronze, Daniela Pejšová (Czechia), Susanna Tapani (Finland) and Laura Kluge (Germany) were also recognized. There was a ceremonial puck drop as well featuring Haley Winn’s three brothers all decked out in USA onesies.
Energy was high throughout the entire game but in the end it simply wasn’t enough for Boston to grab 3 points at home. In fact this was their first loss at home all season, which is pretty impressive. It was a very hard fought game from both teams and for the most part was very tight almost until the final buzzer.
The first two periods saw a few penalties for both teams and both penalty kills were stellar. Both Frankel and Kirk in net were locked in and made some incredible saves to keep the game scoreless. Tensions rose throughout the game which saw some scrums in front of both nets as the teams fought to put the puck into the net, but defence was on another level this game.
Boston would then receive a pair of power plays but came up empty on both tries before heading right back to the penalty kill with 7:51 left in the second. Shay Maloney would make another shorthanded breakaway attempt but it was quickly challenged by Kirk, who was standing on her head all night, making some incredible saves. Going scoreless into the third there was talk of this game potentially going into overtime.
There wasn’t a goal scored by either team until around ten minutes left in the third period, when Toronto’s Daryl Watts made a swift move side to side to beat Frankel through the five-hole, to give Toronto a 1-0 lead. Boston would battle it out until the very end, having multiple scoring chances but just coming up short in the end. Toronto’s Turnbull put the finishing touches on the win with 26 seconds left with an empty net goal, to make it 2-0. Toronto’s Raygan Kirk would record her 2nd shutout in a row in a dominant win.
The Fleet still sit at the top of the PWHL standings while the Sceptres sit at 5th but with this win are now in a playoff spot. The Fleet will play the Seattle Torrent on Saturday at home at 4pm and then against Vancouver on Tuesday at 7pm.
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PWHL BOSTON FLEET vs TORONTO SCEPTRES
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